Mocardy vs Wongan Hills

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mocardy, the large majority of households are couple families. In Wongan Hills, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mocardy tends to suit families with children and couples, while Wongan Hills suits older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Mocardy carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 53/100)
  • Wongan Hills has more parks and reserves (8 vs 3)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

Renters

Mocardy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 15%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Wongan Hills

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (184.3 km vs 192.5 km)
  • But Mocardy has a shorter drive in (154 min vs 167 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wongan Hills

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 9%)
  • But Mocardy carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 53/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mocardy and Wongan Hills drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Mocardy Wongan Hills
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Mocardy Wongan Hills
Walkability 0 / 10
Mocardy — Walkability: 0/100 Wongan Hills — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 83 / 47
Mocardy — Safety: 83/100 Wongan Hills — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 74 / 59
Mocardy — Low fire risk: 74/100 Wongan Hills — Low fire risk: 59/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Mocardy — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wongan Hills — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wongan Hills has more residents (896 vs 89); Mocardy has higher household incomes ($98,540 vs $61,048).

Mocardy Wongan Hills
Population 89 896
+907% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.1% -0.2%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $98,540/yr
+38% vs other
 $61,048/yr
Median weekly rent $185/wk
+3% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mocardy Wongan Hills
0-4 10.1% / 5.5%
Mocardy — 0-4: 10.1% Wongan Hills — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 14.6% / 12.8%
Mocardy — 5-14: 14.6% Wongan Hills — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 4.5% / 4.0%
Mocardy — 15-19: 4.5% Wongan Hills — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 — / 5.4%
Mocardy — 20-24: not among its largest Wongan Hills — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 14.6% / 11.3%
Mocardy — 25-34: 14.6% Wongan Hills — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 14.6% / 12.8%
Mocardy — 35-44: 14.6% Wongan Hills — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 15.7% / 10.5%
Mocardy — 45-54: 15.7% Wongan Hills — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 15.7% / 13.6%
Mocardy — 55-64: 15.7% Wongan Hills — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 4.5% / 15.8%
Mocardy — 65-74: 4.5% Wongan Hills — 65-74: 15.8%
75-84 4.5% / 6.5%
Mocardy — 75-84: 4.5% Wongan Hills — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ — / 1.8%
Mocardy — 85+: not among its largest Wongan Hills — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mocardy 82.6% couple families
Mocardy — Couple Families: 82.6% Mocardy — Lone Person: 0.0% Mocardy — One Parent Families: 17.4% Mocardy — Group Household: 0.0% Mocardy — Other Families: 0.0%
Wongan Hills 25.8% couple families
Wongan Hills — Couple Families: 25.8% Wongan Hills — Lone Person: 51.3% Wongan Hills — One Parent Families: 16.9% Wongan Hills — Group Household: 4.5% Wongan Hills — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mocardy 33.3% renting
Mocardy — Owned Outright: 50.0% Mocardy — Mortgage: 16.7% Mocardy — Renting: 33.3%
Wongan Hills 36.1% renting
Wongan Hills — Owned Outright: 37.5% Wongan Hills — Mortgage: 26.4% Wongan Hills — Renting: 36.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Mocardy Wongan Hills
South Africa 4.5% / 1.3%
Mocardy — South Africa: 4.5% Wongan Hills — South Africa: 1.3%
England — / 4.1%
Mocardy — England: not among its largest Wongan Hills — England: 4.1%
New Zealand — / 3.7%
Mocardy — New Zealand: not among its largest Wongan Hills — New Zealand: 3.7%
Philippines — / 1.3%
Mocardy — Philippines: not among its largest Wongan Hills — Philippines: 1.3%
Netherlands — / 0.4%
Mocardy — Netherlands: not among its largest Wongan Hills — Netherlands: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Mocardy Wongan Hills
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 18.3%
Mocardy — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Wongan Hills — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 5.6%
Mocardy — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Wongan Hills — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 4.2%
Mocardy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Wongan Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / 1.0%
Mocardy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Wongan Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Mocardy — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wongan Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mocardy 100.0% houses
Mocardy — Houses: 100.0% Mocardy — Townhouses: 0.0% Mocardy — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wongan Hills 91.3% houses
Wongan Hills — Houses: 91.3% Wongan Hills — Townhouses: 7.0% Wongan Hills — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mocardy Wongan Hills
Median house price — $345,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $99,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 47 days
from 8 sales

Development activity

Mocardy Wongan Hills
New dwellings approved 3
across Wongan-Ballidu
same for both

Ranking within WA

Mocardy Wongan Hills
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of WA Higher than 18% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of WA Higher than 66% of WA

Liveability

Wongan Hills is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Mocardy Wongan Hills
Grade — C
Score — 35/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Wongan Hills carries more crime risk (53 vs 17); Wongan Hills carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 26).

Mocardy Wongan Hills
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Moderate
41/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mocardy Wongan Hills
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mocardy

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Wongan Hills

  • Wongan Hills District High School Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mocardy Wongan Hills
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 8
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Mocardy sits further from the CBD (192.5 km vs 184.3 km).

Mocardy Wongan Hills
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Perth 192.5 km
+4% vs other
 184.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 154 min 167 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6603
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 6603
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Mocardy Wongan Hills
Car (driver) 32.6% / 80.7%
Mocardy — Car (driver): 32.6% Wongan Hills — Car (driver): 80.7%
Worked from Home 41.3% / 5.5%
Mocardy — Worked from Home: 41.3% Wongan Hills — Worked from Home: 5.5%
Walked Only 26.1% / 8.0%
Mocardy — Walked Only: 26.1% Wongan Hills — Walked Only: 8.0%
Car (passenger) — / 4.6%
Mocardy — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wongan Hills — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Bus — / 1.1%
Mocardy — Bus: not among its largest Wongan Hills — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.7%).

Setting

Mocardy Wongan Hills
Elevation 325 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 292 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mocardy Wongan Hills
Connectivity score 21/100 44/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 3%
634 premises

Climate

Mocardy Wongan Hills
Annual rainfall 343 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Mocardy Wongan Hills
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mocardy Wongan Hills
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mocardy

Family Rural Young Families

Wongan Hills

Affordable Rural
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